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    Pneumococcal Disease Pneumococcal Disease is a deadly, if not treated in time or correctly, infection that is caused by a strand of bacteria called Streptococcus Pneumoniae. It is capable of causing pneumonia in the lungs, bacteremia in the bloodstream, meningitis, encephalitis, and middle ear and sinus infections. It travels from person to person through breathing in tiny respiratory droplets from an infected person. Pneumococcal disease kills about 5000 people in the U.S yearly with more of them

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    Dementia Term Paper

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    memory, social, and mental disability. When the disease became more severe, people were sent to asylums “In 1907 Dr. Alois Alzheimer published a paper identifying a cluster of symptoms of dementia. These included reduced comprehension and memory, disorientation, unpredictable behavior and difficulties with communication. Thus Alzheimer’s disease was born.” (Welsch 17). Little care and little research were done for people who were suffering from the disease. If not taken care of at home, the person would

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    memory and deterioration in many other abilities ("U.S. national library," 2012). To fully understand Alzheimer’s, you must appreciate the symptom’s, diagnosis, and treatments of this terminal disease. Alzheimer’s can be described with memory loss, disorientation with time and place, and confused actions ("What is Alzheimer’s?," 2012). As the disease progresses in your body, your memory loss and motor skills deteriorate quickly. Alzheimer’s disease has many different symptoms. The most common being forgetfulness

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    Essay On Labyrinth

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    MISE EN SCENE The different elements of mise en scene including location, characters and props all adhere to the common conventions of the fantasy genre. The director of ‘Labyrinth’ utilizes saturated hues throughout the trailer to reveal the genre of fantasy as saturated hues are a common convention of fantasy films. This is also used in the trailer for The Neverending Story to increase the colour and abnormality of the strange creatures in the film. The film trailer opens with a girl falling down

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    Head injuries typically fall under one of two categories based on how the injury was sustained; an injury due to a blow or shaking. Head injuries that fall under the category of occurring by a blow can be sustained by; a motor vehicle accident, a fall, a physical assault, or a sports related injury. Head injuries that are caused by shaking are typically sustained by violent shaking. The types of head injuries that can result from these incidents include; hematoma, hemorrhage, concussion, edema, skull

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    When Lady Macbeth was first introduced in scene five of act one, she may have appeared to be a typical nobleman’s wife from the era in which the play Macbeth takes place in. She is introduced to the play by reading a note written by Macbeth explaining primarily what the three witched had told him about his future. Lady Macbeth quickly shows her “true colors” as she plans to encourage Macbeth into seizing the crow. Lady Macbeth is not longer an “innocent soul” in the eyes of the audience as she plans

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    Radioactive Sickness

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    which is eight to ten grays and higher will result in the symptoms occurring within two hours, with the beginning symptoms in about 10 minutes, as well as new symptoms which include dizziness, disorientation, and fatigue. With the later symptoms of the sickness most exposures will led to dizziness, disorientation, and fatigue ranging from 1 to 4 weeks. Chronic is usually

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    Culture Shock Essay

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    Culture shock is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from their own. It is also the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply transition to another way of life. One of the most common causes of culture shock involves individuals in a foreign environment. Culture shock can be described as having 4 different

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    Ambiguity And Psychology

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    The scene starts with a zooming of a “No Trespassing” sign. The camera, along with the viewer who keeps watching, ignores this sign and crosses the fence, each shot inching closer and closer to the light in the window until we reach Kane on his deathbed. On our journey there, we see an empty lifeless estate (aside from the caged monkeys), huge in space but empty save for Kane and the nurse. When we reach Kane’s deathbed, images of falling snow is superimposed on top of images of Kane and the snow

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    Hemoglobin is released by the red blood cells and the liver is overworked as it tries to break it down. Oxygen is delivered to cells and tissue via hemoglobin and can cause symptoms such as lethargy, tachypnea, tachycardia, pale mucous membranes, and disorientation due to lack of oxygen. Vomiting and poor appetite can also be experienced symptoms. Auto immune hemolytic anemia is diagnosed with blood

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